Monthly Archives: August, 2009
Saying Goodbye to the SuperManny
I am traumatized. My kids are traumatized. I think the SuperManny is somewhat traumatized. Rarely do you hear about a person who raves about their childcare situation. If you work with me, you hear me rave almost daily. This summer, I was SO lucky to have Mr. Brent, a.k.a. “The SuperManny” take care of my …
Product Review – Topsy Turvy
This won’t take long. While the Topsy Turvy is a great concept, my $10 + tomato plant has yielded me *exactly* thirteen cherry tomatoes, with no sign of others to come. While it’s true, it was easy and convenient to pick those first four, I’ll definitely be getting more bang for the buck from the …
Den Mother in Training
Last year was a very tough year for me to be really involved in my daughter’s first grade class, for a few reasons: I work, and the last school year was particularly intense at my job. I don’t tend to relate well to the moms who are uber-involved with the school activities, try as I …
Second Grade Politics
Today I took my daughter to her school for a “meet the new principal” picnic. Watching the social interactions between these second-grade kids was hysterical, and brought back so many memories. There was “The Boy,” who chases the girls. The girls pretend to hate it. The boys pretend to hate the girls. One minute, I …
“Mom can’t talk, she’s getting her eyebrows waxed.”
Tonight was Girls Night at my house. My little boy went off to spend some quality time with his dad, and my little (quickly growing big) girl and I went out to find an outfit for the all-important first day of second grade. Somewhere along the way, I had an appointment to take care of …
Dollar Store Mini Bowling
Today, at the Dollar Tree, I found a new cheap thrill of the moment – Mini Bowling! Both kids loved it, and we were able to set up an alley using shoes. I already learned that it hurts like hell when you step on one of those little pins, and that a marble to the …
The New Basketball Hoop
About 2 weeks ago, Boo approached me without a shirt. I asked him where his shirt was, and he said “in my new basketball hoop,” then ran away. Since I was in the middle of nine other things at the moment, I didn’t think twice about it, and haven’t thought about that shirt since. Tonight, …
Fun with Head Lice
Next week marks the anniversary of one of the worst situations in our household: Lice Week, 2008. I got the call at work, when I was in the middle of a huge project with a huge deadline. At the time, I was working about 80 hours a week. Since I don’t sleep as it is, …
Mama’s Happy Place
When it comes to living space, I support a home that looks lived in. I’ll never take steps to try to hide the fact that kids live in my house, but I do struggle with keeping the clutter tolerable. Today, I tackled my bedroom. I moved a bunch of stuff out of the corner by …
All I want for Christmas is…
Her two front teeth are one thing, but a BABY SISTER? The other day, Drue informed me that she’d like a baby sister, and that I should go adopt one for her. I reminded her that we aren’t even discussing a pet until she is ten. She laughed.